Background
Krech, David was born on March 27, 1909 in Russia. Son of Joseph and Sarah (Rabinowitz) Krechevsky.
Krech, David was born on March 27, 1909 in Russia. Son of Joseph and Sarah (Rabinowitz) Krechevsky.
Came to the United States, 1913, naturalized, 1925. Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1930, Master of Arts, 1931. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1933.
Philosophia Doctorem (honorary), University Oslo (Norway), 1976.
1 son, Richard Joseph. National Research Council fellow biological science University of Chicago, 1933. Research associate Swarthmore College, 1937-1938, assistant professor psychology, 1945-1947.
Instructor psychology U. Colorado, 1938-1939. Member of faculty University of California, Berkeley, 1947-1971, professor psychology, 1949-1971, professor emeritus, 1971-1977, Miller Research professor, 1960, 61. Lecturer William Alanson White School Psychiatry, Washington, 1945-1946, Bryn Mawr College, 1945-1946.
Visiting professor Harvard, 1950-1951, U. Oslo (Norway), 1949-1950, U. Nijmegan (Holland), 1963. Fulbright professor, 1949-1950, 63-64. Jacob Ziskind visiting professor Brandeis U., 1968.
Member of faculty University of California, Berkeley, 1947-1971, professor psychology, 1949-1971, professor emeritus, 1971-1977, Miller Research professor, 1960, 61. Served with United States Army, 1941-1945. Fellow Society Psychological Study Social Issues (past president), American Psychological Association (Distinguished Science Contribution 1970), Society Experimental Psychology, American College Neuropsychopharmacology, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Western Psychological Association (past president), International Brain Research Organisation, Society for Neuroscis., International Society Psychoneuroendocrinology, Sigma Xi.; Member of advisory board International Journal Neurosci.
Married Hilda Sidney Gruenberg, September 17, 1943.